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fervent .
【考法 1】 adj. 充滿感情的，熱情洋溢的： exhibiting or marked by great intensity of feeling
【例】 a fervent speech that called for tolerance and compassion for those who are physically challenged 一個充滿感情的演說，它呼吁人們對殘疾人持有一顆包容和同情的心
【近】 ardent, demonstrative, fervid, flaming, glowing, impassioned, incandescent, passionate, perfervid, torrid, vehement, zealous
【反】 cold, cool, dispassionate, emotionless, impassive, unemotional 冷漠的
figment
【考法 1】 n. 虛構的事物，幻覺： something made up or contrived
【例】 Unable to find any tracks in the snow the next morning, I was forced to conclude that the shadowy figure had been a figment of my imagination. 第二天一早，我沒有在雪地上發現任何足跡，由此我不得不相信昨晚幽靈一樣的物體只是我的空想。‖Thus far, the invisible human being has been nothing more than a figment of fantasy writers. 到目前為止，隱形人還僅僅只是玄幻小說筆下的構想。
【近】 chimera, conceit, daydream, delusion, dream, fancy, fantasy, hallucination, illusion, phantasm, vision
【反】 fact, materiality, reality 客觀存在的事物
forebode .
【考法 1】 vi. 預示，預兆： to show signs of a favorable or successful outcome
【例】 That police car parked outside the house doesn't forebode well. 門外停著的那輛警車可不是什么好兆頭。
【近】 augur, predict, promise
【派】 foreboding n. 預感，預兆
forfeit
【考法 1】 n. 罰金： a sum of money to be paid as a punishment
【例】 The forfeit for each baseball player involved in the brawl was $5,000. 參加大家的籃球運動員都受到了五千美元的罰款。
【近】 damages, fine, forfeiture, mulct, penalty
【反】 bonus, premium, prize 獎金
forsake
【考法 1】 vt. 徹底放棄，拋棄： to renounce or turn away from entirely
【例】 Forsaking most of our possessions, we evacuated just before the hurricane struck. 我們拋下了絕大多數的財產，終于在海嘯來襲之前撤離了。‖Her boyfriend has forsaken her. 她的男朋友將她拋棄。
【近】 abandon, desert, maroon, quit, renounce, strand
【反】 reclaim 重新獲得；hold, keep, retain, withhold 保留
【派】 forsaken adj. 被拋棄的
germinate .
【考法 1】 vi. 發芽： to begin to grow
【例】 Some seed varieties germinate very quickly. 有一些種子的變異體能夠迅速發芽。
【近】 burgeon, shoot, sprout
【反】 fade, flag, wilt, wither 枯萎
【考法 2】 vi. 出現： to come into being
【例】 A truly marvelous proof of this theorem germinated in his mind. 這個定理的一種絕妙證明方法浮現在他的腦海之中。
【近】 develop, evolve, grow
【反】 disappear, vanish 消逝，消失
【派】 germination n. 萌芽
grudge
【考法 1】 n. 怨恨，仇恨： a feeling of deep-seated resentment or ill will
【例】 There has been a grudge between the two families for years. 兩家之間積怨已深。‖He has had a deep grudge against her ever since she snubbed him at the dance. 自從她在舞會上對他不理不睬之后，他就對她懷有深深的怨念。
【近】 animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, bitterness, gall, hostility, jaundice, malice, rancor, resentment
【反】 amity 和睦，友好
halfhearted
【考法 1】 adj. 不感興趣的，不熱情的： lacking heart, spirit, or interest
【例】 a halfhearted attempt to clean the house before the arrival of the in-laws 在親家到來前草草地收拾房間了事
【近】 lukewarm, tepid, uneager, unenthusiastic
【反】 eager, enthusiastic, keen, passionate, warm 充滿熱情的；hearty, wholehearted 全心投入的
humdrum
【考法 1】 n. 千篇一律，單調： a tedious lack of variety
【例】 She has been loathing the humdrum of daily life in a small town for a long time. 一直以來她很反感于小城鎮里一成不變的生活。
【近】 monotone, monotonousness, sameness
【反】 diversity, variety 多樣性
【考法 2】 adj. 無聊的，乏味的： lacking variety or excitement
【例】 trapped in a humdrum but well-paid job 陷于無聊但是收入可觀的工作之中
【近】 arid, drab, dreary, drudging, jading, jejune, monochromatic, monotonous, pedestrian, ponderous, stale, stodgy, tedious, tiresome, wearisome
【反】 absorbing, engaging, engrossing, gripping, interesting, intriguing, involving, riveting 令人感興趣的
humiliate
【考法 1】 vt. 羞辱，使喪失尊嚴： to reduce to a lower position in one's own eyes or others' eyes
【例】 No student feels humiliated for not having the "right" clothes because everyone is wearing a school uniform. 因為所有學生都統一穿著學校的校服，所以沒有人會因為"不正確"的衣著而感覺尊嚴掃地。‖He humiliated me in front of my parents and I swear to retaliate. 他在我的父母面前讓我難堪，我發誓要報復他。
【近】 abase, chasten, cheapen, debase, degrade, demean, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, shame, sink, smirch
【反】 aggrandize, canonize, deify, elevate, exalt 使崇高
【派】 humiliation n. 羞辱，蒙羞
adj. 熱情的，熱心的
